Sturgis advertiser. (Sturgis, Dakota [S.D.]) 1887-1???, 1887-08-30
LOCAL AND GENERAL NEWS.

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We take wood on subscription.
Several Deadwoodites were in town
Sunday.
Milwaukee keg beer only 5 Cents per
glass at Fritz Ammon's.
A picnic was held today by the M. 3.
Sunday school.
Everybody favors division, except
those not included in the new county.
Mr.. Calvin, manager for Sol Bloom,
will take inventory of stock on the 1st.
Mr.. McAuley is laid up for repairs
today. He had a severe attack Of the
cholera morbus last night
Two wrecks occurred last week near
Ainsworth on the Elkhorn line. A fire.
maa was killed in each instance.
A fine selection of mixed pickles just
received at the popular grocery house
Of Arnold 6 Meyer.
The cold stormy weather of last week
extended throughout the Hills, and as
far south as Chadron and Fort Robinson.
Milwaukee keg beer only 5 Cents per
glass at Fritz Ammon's.
Some one is killed almost every other
day in the Homestake mines. Three
men have been killed within the past
week.
N. Desparois, the bridge builder for
5he Northwestern, has orders to begin
irving piles next Monday on this
branch.
D. G. Comstock will fire his kiln of
prick next Friday. He will have about
100000 ready for the market within ten
lays thereafter.
A gentleman was in town last week
rom Omaha organizing circulating Ii
orary society. The object is to intro
luce good literature at minimum f.
yure'
Children, hunt up your books, and
lave yonr mothers to mend your clothes
for school, which will begin
IN Monday next.
The building of an Episcopal church.
It this place is a fixed fact. Now, what
s to be done toward securing the es-
of the Methodist college at
sturgis?
The ADVERTISER is under obligations
o Mr.. William Pierson for large and
delicious watermelon. This gentleman
grew fine crop of melons, and they are
elling fast.
That basket-fred, uncolored Japan
ca at Arnold & Meyers is ALFRED
good. It goes II ounces to the pound,
When compared in strength and flavor
With other teas. Try it.
Milwaukee keg beer only 5 Cents per
ylass at Fritz Ammon's.
Why not organize an amateur dra-
natic society in Sturgis? The talent
s here in abundance, and such am
organization would create social gather
ngs among our young people not at
present enjoyed.
A shooting contest came off Saturday
lfternoon at Rapid between John r. Bren-
ian and DR.. Flick. Each contestant
Tiled forty-nine Peoria blackbirds ont.
# the possible fifty, Flick missing his
thirteenth bird and Brennan his twenty
bird. This is good shooting.
Business houses are beginning to go
Up in the vicinity of the depot. William
Ianke has lumber on the ground for
"a by so feet, and B. F. Ray
noad is renodeEng a building "a by 81
or restaurant. Mr.. Raymond will be
eady for business about September 12.
A set of Concord harness was stolen
asst night from G. B. Turner's corral,
See advertisement. L. Kelly is short
hree mares to day, and it is believed the
'ame party who stole the harness stole
he horses. Two of the mares were hob
,led. All had white faces, one was sorrel,
me brown, and one roam.
Elsewhere in these columns will be.
een a local advertisement from the
Northwestern Stock Detective association,
J. J. Merritt as chief. The object Of this
association is set forth in the advertise
nent. When estrays are picked up by
his means, and the ownership un-s
,nown, notice will be given by publica-
ion that certain described animal is
n possession of the association. Should
ny person lose horse or COW, by no
flying Mr.. Merritt, he will publish de-
cripiton of the animal, giving brand,
to-, and use every effort to find the stock
Grey wolves have made their appear
nee in such large numbers on the
anges north of the Hills as to become
n absolute scourge. They hpve in
icted great damage to horse and cattle
erds by killing off colts and calves. A
.entleman who has suffered from these
to the extent of several val
able colts, informs us that almost every
alf belonging to the E6 company, has
cen killed by wolves. In some in
tances even two -year-olds have been
lied by them. An organized effort is
n foot among cattlemen to exterminate
be pest by means Of wholesale poison
lg Pioneer.
Mr.. W. w. Sabin dropped into the
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